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New in this IssueA group of enthusiasts, members of AAPM, American medical physicists from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have created a Society of Euro American Medical Physicists. You can read about SEAMP mission, team, amenities and membership here: http://seamp.org MeetingsAAPM Chapter Meetings: February - March 2010
Health ReformBrown Gets Insurance Coverage For Clinical Trials In Senate Health Bill After Senate Passes Historic Health Reform Bill, All Eyes On Conference MedicareALERT: 21.2% Cut to Physicians & Freestanding Centers Delayed NIHMajor Changes to NIH Applications GeneralStudies spotlight high CT radiation dose, increased cancer risk Most patients receive more CT radiation exposure than required Task Group Reports
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Health ReformBrown Gets Insurance Coverage For Clinical Trials In Senate Health BillA bipartisan proposal aimed at protecting and expanding access to clinical trials for patients with life threatening diseases made its way into the final health reform bill that passed the Senate Thursday morning... [see full article] After Senate Passes Historic Health Reform Bill, All Eyes On ConferenceFollowing the Senate’s historic 60-39 vote Thursday morning to pass health reform legislation, stakeholders are already urging lawmakers to make changes when the two chambers meld their bills in conference... [see full article] Reid’s Health Bill Keeps Class Act, Expands Delivery Reforms, Tweaks IMAB, Leaves Out PBM Tax and SGRSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Saturday filed cloture on a 383-page manager’s amendment that removes the health reform bill’s one-year “doc” fix, places more restrictions on insurers, expands several Medicare delivery system reforms, restructures the annual industry fees and further increases the Medicare payroll tax for couples earning above $250,000... [see full article] MedicareALERT: 21.2% Cut to Physicians & Freestanding Centers DelayedThe 21.2% reduction to the 2010 conversion factor, set to go into effect on January 1, 2010, has been delayed until March 1, 2010. The 2010 conversion factor will remain $36.0666 from January 1, 2010 through February 28, 2010, or until the date that legislation is passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. On December 16th the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to H.R. 3326 that would freeze the 21.2% reduction until March 1, 2010. This amendment was approved by the Senate on December 19th and signed into law by President Obama on December 21, 2009. The language in this bill is specific only to the conversion factor so all other 2010 changes outlined in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule will be effective January 1, 2010. The conversion factor applies to Medicare payments to physicians and freestanding centers. GeneralStudies spotlight high CT radiation dose, increased cancer riskTwo studies appearing in this week’s Archives of Internal Medicine reveal higher-than-expected radiation dose in clinical CT studies and increased lifetime potential cancer risks as a result. At a minimum, the U.S.-funded studies suggest that dose-reduction efforts have not spread widely enough across the U.S... [see full article] free subscription required Most patients receive more CT radiation exposure than requiredMore than half of patients who undergo CT scans for suspected abdominal conditions receive an additional series of tests that are unrelated to and unnecessary for diagnostic purposes. If extrapolated, this level of overexposure could result in up to 20,000 radiation-induced cancers per year in the U.S... [see full article] free subscription required |
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Imaging for Treatment Assessment in Radiation Therapy (ITART) Meeting
